DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

If Karl doesn’t mind I’ve a few from the just pre lockdown Greatworth meet:




Then it started to rain:

Thanks Andy, you are too kind. and thanks Gary for the pictures.
Its much easier cleaning glue off your fingers than 60 year old grease.
Ill take some current pics but its stance is rather up in the air, as I've taken the engine out for some jobs.
I also forgot to mention the strap that holds the glove box in.
When I removed it, one of the screws broke off in the threaded triangle part.
Through the years i have been keeping lots of junk and found a spare broken strap with one threaded triangle on....woohoo.
So I cleaned it all up with the wire brush wheel and put the new end on and refolded the strap in a slightly different position to avoid the metal snapping.
A coat of matt black and happy glove box times.
I think I'll have to paint the dash behind the door so I don't end up with rust falling into the new flocking.

Karl

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

My spooky halloween Porsche image...

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

The condition looks quite horrific.

With the engine out I thought I'd clean some bits up.
Stripped and painted and not looking nearly as scary.

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Painted the gearbox hoop also

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Got some, very much needed, new gearbox mounts.
They needed painting as they arrived with bare metal

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Old and squashy

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Vs solid and new, mmmmmmmm

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Right whats next ?

Karl

wow that looks good

I got round to putting in a new throw-out bearing that I've had for ages.
The old one has always been noisy but it has also ruined the new pressure plate I bought through the classifieds on here from the lovely Mr Seume.
I put the pressure plate in last time I had the engine out.
But that was about 2004........
On inspecting the bearing its clear that re packing with grease would never do.
I think the lugs Have a bit of wear on.....

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

So this one is a 911 version update kit from John Willhoit.
I think its just an early 911 bearing and I had to counter sink the holes in the guide tube to be able to fit the supplied countersunk screws.

Old bolts
356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

New screws
356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Bearing in
356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Hooking it up and the clevis pin had a bit of wear too.....
356 by karlhash, on Flickr

A new pressure plate to go in, but yet to do this.
356 by karlhash, on Flickr

It should mean I have a lovely clutch action in the end.
I do like a nice clutch action missus.

In order to proceed with working on the car and with the influence of ever one else's lovely looking garages on DDK I had a bit of an organise too.
I made a shelf to go above my bench to free up the table top space and bought some shelves to stack the pile of junk accumulating at the working end of the garage.

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

My compressor had died so I took the head of to inspect and found a blown gasket, so bought some gasket material made a new one and still nothing.
Next thing is a new capacitor as it looks a little overheated. I hope that fixes it.

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

As it sits.... up on stands
356 by karlhash, on Flickr



All the best
Karl

Hey Hashman great to see your car again.... I am not really getting anything done on mine if I am honest..
I need to get a move on as we are moving.. so got to uncover the car !! at least if we get the place we want I will have a nice big workshop.. but business more important than car when we get in.
Plus I lost interest in the classics from the fall out... so they just sat there. No interest sadly, bubble burst.

it's not that I am not having fun.. V8 as a daily driver and looking to upgrade that to another or if I am brave enough V12

But always liked seeing your car in the raw state.you inspire me. lets try and take a look this year.

I'm glad to hear you still have your 356 Mark.
I always have a look at that website you started, just to see if you added anything.
Good luck with the new house and I hope you manage to find some time to work on the car.

Karl

Well, I have been rebuilding my carbs lately but its taken me far longer than I anticipated.
I borrowed an ultrasonic cleaner and set to taking them apart in an organised sort of way.

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

First I had noticed by waving a light around that I could see it shining through to the inside of the barrel !!!

356 carb by karlhash, on Flickr

So not only was it letting in unfiltered air, the gasket was restricting flow also.....

3 56 carbs by karlhash, on Flickr

The first carb behaved quite well and came apart according to plan.

356 carb by karlhash, on Flickr

The expected residue in the bottom of the float bowl.

3 56 carbs by karlhash, on Flickr

Into the bath,

356 carb by karlhash, on Flickr

but at about this time we were having our really cold period and with no heater in the garage, even the degreaser in the bath froze,
and although there is a heater on the bath, I really didnt want to be in there in that temperature.

356 carb by karlhash, on Flickr

Once cleaned I started checking the butterfly shaft for excessive play and thankfully there was none radially, but axially there was too much, so I got some shims to take up the slack.

356 carb by karlhash, on Flickr

with all the parts cleaned I used a brass wire brush on the brass parts which really brightened them up.

356 carb by karlhash, on Flickr

3 56 carbs by karlhash, on Flickr

I got the first carb rebuilt with rebuild kits i had purchased when i bought the car 17 years ago.
I only used the gaskets and fibre washers as the original needle valves were of a far greater quality.

Onto the second carb and some problems arose. The injection pump nozzle didn't come out completely, so I just cleaned the parts and put them back as they came out....should work again?

3 56 carbs by karlhash, on Flickr

Then the return spring holding tab had been worn to an extreme , so I tried to fill it with epoxy metal stuff but that was useless so I welded it up and re drilled the hole.
I even made it look like it was cad plated by using a yellow sharpie.....should last a lifetime LOL

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

one of these gauzes was missing so for the same price of one pre made little piece , I bought a big sheet of stainless steel guaze and made my own. And can make something else with the left overs, haha.

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

I discovered a new covid mask, its ability to keep the virus at bay is not to be trusted though.

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 carb by karlhash, on Flickr

At least I now have two refurbished carbs, all i have to do now is set the float levels
, check the injection pump amount and then tune them....easy...Ha!

356 carb by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr



Karl

They look great Karl, came up really well. Particularly like the use of yellow sharpie. It’s the future!

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Excellent work Karl !

It must have been pretty cold in your garage for the degreaser to freeze !!

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Cheers Gary and Andy,

who needs cad plating when you have a sharpie..... I am such a cheap skate.


and, it is definitely a future project to insulate the garage and get a heater in there.

Karl

Time for an update.....
I have been getting stuff done but not had the time to post it.
With the encouragement of Hugo on Sunday at Hedingham, I am making time for posting again.
After the carbs I sorted out the Power feed for the electric rev counter.
I was fed up of tripping over the wire as I got into the drivers seat,which was fed along the floor by the longitudinal to the fire wall and through it with no rubber grommet by a previous owner.
The old mechanical cable was still there, so I cut the end off at the dial end and took out the cable.
I fed a new piece of wire down the old cable sheath which was frayed and rusty,so cleaned it up primed it and
covered with heat shrink.

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Attached new wire to old cable and pulled it through.

356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Rusty frayed end in engine bay
356 by karlhash, on Flickr

Cut and primed.
356 by karlhash, on Flickr

wrapped in heat shrink
20210320_162515 by karlhash, on Flickr

Karl

Next was the distributor.
I forgot to photograph it once done but this was it before.
I tried to re use the points by sanding then down but I think they were too pitted
so I fitted new ones. Took it all apart cleaned and regreased.
Have kept the old condensor on it as its a German one and not a newer Brazilian version.

before shot
20210315_170007 by karlhash, on Flickr

20210320_142648 by karlhash, on Flickr

Then it was the fuel pumps turn.
Took it apart and was surprised at the amount of rusty crud inside.

20210320_142654 by karlhash, on Flickr

I didnt have a rebuild kit so just put the bits in the Ultrasonic tank, which cleaned them up nicely.

20210320_170847 by karlhash, on Flickr

20210320_170921 by karlhash, on Flickr

20210320_172015 by karlhash, on Flickr

So with that clean and all the tin ware off the engine for a general tidy up I jacked the engine up as high as the jack would go, bolted the engine cradle to it and somehow managed to get it into the engine mount with out any disasters by my self. I new those push ups would be of some use some where.


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This is where the chasing of a rabbit down the hole begins......

Inlet manifolds got some attention next.
All mating surfaces flat so cleaned made sure the ports matched and did a little bit of smoothing inside, but not too much.

356engine by karlhash, on Flickr

356engine by karlhash, on Flickr

356engine by karlhash, on Flickr

356engine by karlhash, on Flickr

The phenolic blocks came out nicely

356engine by karlhash, on Flickr

Karl

PS is that sweet, salty or both on your popcorn, Hugo?